July 23rd, 2020
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The release at the weekend of Peninsula, the follow-up to Train to Busan, in South Korea gave us the first genuinely positive box office news in months. Some markets around Asia showed impressive relative growth. The studios are beginning to adapt to the uneven pace of recovery from the first (and hopefully, at least in some countries, last) wave of the pandemic. But there are also some notable weak spots. Here’s a round-up of current conditions at the international box office.
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July 8th, 2020
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In sharp contrast to the US, which is facing frightening increases in confirmed COVID-19 cases, and seems far away from returning to normal, the international theatrical market has slowly been improving over the past few weeks. However, it still remains dependent on major releases in South Korea to maintain forward momentum overall. Unfortunately, with no new releases, #Alive was still the biggest movie of the weekend in Korea, and the other international markets weren’t able to make up the shortfall. There are some encouraging signs from Australia and Germany, though, and several other countries are beginning to open up more as their case counts decline.
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July 2nd, 2020
For the first time in months, there is a real reason to be optimistic about the box office, at least internationally. South Korea became the first market to have an unqualified success since the beginning of the pandemic. Several other markets saw increased box office at the weekend, including France, Spain, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Here are all the details.
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